Market experts said sentiments turned bearish largely on subdued trend on the other Asian bourses and profit-taking by speculators after previous sessions of gains.

In the Asian region, the Hong Kong's Hang Seng index shed 2.46 percent and the Japan's Nikkei was trading 1.28 percent down this morning. In the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.50 percent lower in the previous session.